Katie Langford

Breaking news reporter

Katie Langford

Katie Langford covers breaking news for The Denver Post. Before joining the Post in 2023, she wrote about education, local government and the arts at the Ouray County Plaindealer, Boulder Daily Camera and Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. A lifelong Coloradan, Katie grew up in Grand Junction and studied journalism at the University of Northern Colorado. When she鈥檚 not in the newsroom, Katie enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, being outdoors and soaking up everything Colorado has to offer.

FILE – This photo shows the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Colleen Slevin, file)

Colorado man who received nearly $5 million in COVID-19 relief charged with fraud

May 29, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

A former Cherry Hills Village resident who received nearly $5 million in federal funds for COVID-19 relief was charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to those programs.

Ground crew work as the rain begins to fall in anticipation of the upcoming snow storm at Denver International Airport in Denver on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

DIA ground stop lifted, thunderstorms delay hundreds of flights

May 28, 2025 at 7:51 p.m.

Hundreds of flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Wednesday after thunderstorms caused a ground stop for more than an hour.

A young moose eats buds off of small Aspen trees along Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Man, dogs attacked by moose with calves near Woodland Park

May 28, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

A man and his two dogs were attacked by a moose with calves near a Woodland Park campground on Monday, killing one of the dogs.

The RTD light rail Lincoln Station stop. (Denver Post file)

RTD lifts slow zones for metro Denver light rail

May 28, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

Metro Denver commuters can look forward to faster trips on the Regional Transportation District抖阴ap light rail after the agency lifted the last of 31 speed restrictions that have slowed trains...

Missing Lakewood teen found safe

May 28, 2025 at 7:47 p.m.

An Indigenous teenager reported missing from Lakewood was found safe Wednesday, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Colorado ski resorts are expecting fewer international visitors this ski season because of Trump administration policies. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado weather, RTD issues snarl Memorial Day travel at DIA

May 27, 2025 at 6:37 p.m.

Spring thunderstorms and mechanical problems on the train connecting Denver International Airport to downtown snarled travel for countless passengers over Memorial Day weekend.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in fatal Brighton stabbing

May 27, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in a fatal stabbing at a Brighton home last week, police said.

More than 800 flights delayed, dozens canceled at Denver International Airport

May 27, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

More than 800 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Tuesday were delayed amid dense fog and a temporary ground stop.

Man kidnapped, sexually assaulted four women at gunpoint in Denver and Aurora, police say

May 24, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

A metro Denver man kidnapped four women at gunpoint and sexually assaulted them after he found them on hookup websites, according to an arrest affidavit.

Debris is scattered across the Elkhorn Ranch neighborhood in Elbert County on May 19, 2025. A tornado swept through the area on Sunday afternoon, damaging several homes. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Tornadoes touch down on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

May 24, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

Several tornadoes touched down on Colorado's Eastern Plains on Friday night as severe thunderstorms threatened large hail and high winds across the region, National Weather Service forecasters said.

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